MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Illinois defense delivered six sacks and two interceptions of Minnesota quarterback Tanner Morgan on the way to a 14-6 victory. Chase Brown rushed 33 times for 150 yards for the Illini. Kerby Joseph picked off Morgan at the Illini 45-yard line with 38 seconds left. That halted the rally by the Gophers and stopped their four-game winning streak cold. Minnesota fell to 6-3 overall and 4-2 in the Big Ten. Illinois is 4-6 and 3-4. Brandon Peters was as sharp as he needed to be with 80 yards passing and a touchdown for Illinois.
Elsewhere in Illinois:
— Alex Padilla took over for the banged-up Spencer Petras and led three scoring drives, Tyler Goodson ran for 141 yards and a touchdown, and No. 19 Iowa beat Northwestern 17-12 to stop a two-game losing streak. The Hawkeyes got the bounce-back win they were seeking coming off lopsided losses to Purdue and Wisconsin that sent them tumbling 17 spots in the AP poll, though it wasn’t exactly a breeze. Northwestern pulled to within 17-12 with 2:21 remaining on Andrew Marty’s 31-yard touchdown to Evan Hull and quickly got the ball back after Iowa went three and out. But Dane Belton immediately sealed it with his second interception, sending the Wildcats to their third straight loss. The Hawkeyes won for the first time since beating Penn State on Oct. 9
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Johnathon Edwards had three of Austin Peay’s school-record-tying six interceptions and the Governors beat Eastern Illinois 42-26. Edwards’ interceptions all came in the first half, two leading to touchdowns and a 28-20 edge at halftime. Draylen Ellis threw touchdown passes 43, 33, and 59 yards, the latter coming in the third quarter for a 14-point lead that the Governors extended to 41-20 on Brian Snead’s 10-yard TD run. Shamari Simmons had two Austin Peay interceptions. The six picks tied a school record last reached against Kentucky Wesleyan in 2001
In top-25 action:
— Georgia did little to tarnish its status as the nation’s No. 1 college football team. Stetson Bennett and JT Daniels shredded Missouri’s defense as the Bulldogs rolled to a 43-6 victory. Bennett passed for 255 yards and two touchdowns before giving way to Daniels. In his first appearance in more than a month, Daniels completed 7 of 11 passes for 82 yards and a TD. The Bulldogs were impressive in scoring 40 unanswered points after Missouri’s early 3-0 lead. Meanwhile, there are no more unbeaten teams in the Big Ten following Purdue’s 40-29 rout of CFP No. 3 Michigan State. Aidan O’Connell threw for a career-best 536 yards and matched his career high with three scoring strikes. O’Connell went 40 of 54 in helping the Boilermakers beat a top-3 school for the second time this season. The Spartans fell to 8-1 despite Kenneth Walker III’s 23 carries for 146 yards and a score.
— Bryce Young and the Alabama defense led a 20-14 victory over heavy underdog LSU. Young was 24 of 37 for 302 yards and two touchdowns. Jameson Williams grabbed a 58-yard scoring pass and had 10 catches for 160 yards to help the CFP No. 2 Crimson Tide preserve their national championship hopes.
— Travis Dye rushed for a career-high 211 yards and a touchdown for CFP No. 4 Oregon in a 26-16 toppling of Washington. The Ducks fell behind early before running off 21 consecutive points in beating the Huskies for the seventh time in their past eight meetings in Seattle.
— C.J. Stroud threw for 405 yards and two touchdowns, but CFP No. 5 Ohio State needed a couple of late stops to preserve a win at Nebraska, 26-17. Stroud completed 36 of 54 passes but threw two interceptions after having gone four straight games without being picked off. The Buckeyes had the nation’s leading offense, but it managed just two field goals in the second half, allowing the Cornhuskers to pull within six points at one point.
— Desmond Ridder threw for 274 yards and two touchdowns as CFP No. 6 Cincinnati got past Tulsa, 28-20. Alec Peirce had five catches for 113 yards and a touchdown to help the 9-0 Bearcats extend the nation’s second-longest home winning streak to 24 games. Cincinnati didn’t seal the win until Steven Anderson fumbled as he was reaching for the goal line late in the game, allowing Jabari Taylor to make the recovery for a touchback.
— Hassan Haskins ran for a career-high 168 yards and a touchdown, helping CFP No. 7 Michigan bounce back from its first defeat with a 29-7 trouncing of Indiana. Cade McNamara was 10 of 18 for 168 yards with two touchdown passes to tight end Luke Schoonmaker that helped the Wolverines pull away.
— North Carolina rallied from 18 down in the third quarter to stun CFP No. 9 Wake Forest 58-55. Ty Chandler ran for career highs of 213 yards and four touchdowns, including a 50-yard scoring run with 1:12 left. Sam Howell threw for 216 yards and a touchdown while running for 104 and two more scores for the 5-4 Tar Heels.
— Jack Coan completed 23 of 29 passes for 269 yards and a touchdown as CFP No. 10 Notre Dame thumped Navy, 34-6. Coan tossed a 70-yard scoring pass to Kevin Austin late in the first half. Kyren Williams ran for 95 yards and two TDs on 17 carries, helping the Fighting Irish rack up 430 total yards.
— Spencer Sanders threw two touchdown passes and CFP No. 11 Oklahoma State recorded eight sacks in a 24-3 silencing of West Virginia. The Mountaineers were limited to 133 total yards, including 17 yards on the ground against the Big 12′s top rushing defense.
— Chandler Morris threw for 461 yards and two touchdowns in his first start for TCU and the Horned Frogs beat CFP No. 12 Baylor, 30-28. The Horned Frogs snapped a three-game losing streak six days after the school and Gary Patterson mutually agreed to immediately part ways after almost 21 seasons together.
— Micheal Clemons scored the game’s only touchdown on a 24-yard fumble return early in the fourth quarter of CFP No. 14 Texas A&M’s 20-3 victory against No. 13 Auburn. Clemons’ scoop-and-score came after defensive tackle Jayden Peevy poked the ball away from scrambling Auburn quarterback Bo Nix.
— Matt Corral threw for 324 yards and a touchdown to lead 15th-ranked Mississippi past Liberty and former Rebels coach Hugh Freeze, 27-14. The 7-2 Rebels raced to a 24-0 halftime lead, highlighted by a 70-yard touchdown run by Jerrion Ealy on the game’s second play.
— Frank Harris passed for 286 yards and two touchdowns and rushed for two more scores to lead No. 16 UTSA to a 44-23 victory against UTEP on Saturday night at the Sun Bowl. The Roadrunners pushed their school-record win streak to nine games but don’t appear in the CFP standings despite being one of four undefeated FBS teams.
— Jaren Hall threw for 298 yards and four touchdowns, all in the first half of and No. 17 BYU’s 59-14 dismantling of Idaho State. Puka Nacua had six catches for 120 yards and a touchdown for the Cougars.
— Hendon Hooker threw a career-high four touchdown passes, including a 6-yard insurance score to Cedric Tillman early in the fourth quarter of Tennessee’s 45-42 upset of 18th-ranked Kentucky. Will Levis (LEH’-vihs) had 372 yards passing and three touchdowns for the Wildcats.
— Tyler Goodson ran for 141 yards and a touchdown as 19th-ranked Iowa beat Northwestern, 17-12. Alex Padilla came in for an ineffective Spencer Petras (PEE’-trahs) late in the first quarter and completed 18 of 28 passes for 172 yards.
— Clayton Tune was 21 of 26 for 385 yards and three touchdowns in No. 20 Houston’s 54-42 shootout win over South Florida. Ta’Zhawn Henry had 130 yards on 10 carries, much of it on his 97-yard scoring burst.
— Backup Bryce Carpenter threw for 85 yards and a touchdown and ran for another score to help 21st-rated Coastal Carolina beat Georgia Southern 28-8.
— Jahan Dotson caught 11 passes for a school-record 242 yards and three touchdowns, helping No. 22 Penn State snap a three-game losing streak with a 31-14 victory over Maryland.
— Seth Henigan threw for 392 yards and two touchdowns while Memphis’ defense stymied No. 23 SMU in a 28-25 victory over the Mustangs.
— Hank Bachmeier passed for 283 yards and a touchdown and Boise State had five sacks and forced three turnovers to smother No. 25 Fresno State, 40-14.
